Tuesday, May 15, 2012
We ask, where’s a favorite place to go, thing to do.
Eliades Hernandez, 40, of Mount Prospect, has lived in the area his entire life, and graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge. Hernandez has been a counselor at Maine West High School in Des Plaines for eight years, and this is his sixth year coaching freshmen girls’ soccer. He is also the faculty sponsor of the Polish-American Club, and helps out with the Hispanic Club. After win against Fenton High School, 1-0, on May 8, Hernandez answered a few questions about Des Plaines. Patch: Where is one of your favorite places to go in Des Plaines? Hernandez: I like the downtown Des Plaines area. Me and my wife like to go to Pot Belly’s. The environment is clean and friendly, and I like their salads. Patch: What is one of your favorite …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The nominees are: Glenbrook South's Sully Stadler, Evanston's Reggie Murphy, Loyola's Charlie Dowdle, Evanston's Allie Managlia and Deerfield's Adam Nadler.
With 22 votes in the comments section, Shelia Grant-Shaffer won the Athlete of the Week last time around. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, May 7 – May 13: Sully Stadler, senior, baseball, Glenbrook South – Stadler got the win for Glenbrook South in a 3-0 victory over Maine South. Stadler had eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings pitched and the victory over their CSL South rivals snapped Maine South’s 18-game winning streak. Reggie Murphy, freshman, track and field, Evanston - Murphy was a key contributor in helping the Wildkits win the CSL South conference track meet for the second consecutive season. Murphy was part of the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams while also securing an individual title in the 100. Charlie Dowdle, …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
With 22 votes in the comments section, see who won the Patch Athlete of the Week.
With 22 votes in the comments section, Shelia Grant-Shaffer won the Athlete of the Week. Grant-Shaffer took home the shot put title at the CSL North track and field championships. Her throw of 40-3.5 was good enough to break a school record for the Giants. HONORABLE METNION Sam Koloms, junior, baseball, Glenbrook South – Koloms gave up only four hits in a 4-1 victory over Niles West in a CSL South matchup. Koloms struck out six batters, allowed no earned runs, and improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Margaret Bamgbose, senior, track and field, Evanston – Bamgbose repeated as the CSL South champion in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 200-meter sprint. Her performance helped Evanston capture another conference championship. Audrey Mang…
Friday, May 11, 2012
We ask, where’s a favorite place to go, thing to do.
Nate Hassman, 35, of Park Ridge, has taught science classes at Maine West High School for 12 years. He teaches freshmen Biology and sophomore Chemistry at the Des Plaines high school, and he has been an assistant track coach for the jumpers since 2007. Hassman, who grew up in the Quad Cities, was also the freshmen football coach for a number of years. Hassman dropped by the concession stand at the all-freshmen track meet at Maine West on May 8, and answered a few questions about Des Plaines. Patch: Where is one of your favorite places to go in Des Plaines? Hassman: My favorite place to go is Joe Caputo’s Fruit Market. I think they have the finest Italian sub on the planet. You see your friends, and everybody you know. It’s like Mayberry! …
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Manny Perez, a freshman at Maine West High School, kicks it into overdrive in the 800-meter relay at a track meet at Maine West on May 8. Maine West finished in second place in the event with a time of 1:48.3. Niles North took first place with a time of 1:45.8. The all-freshmen meet was also attended by students from Deerfield, Glenbrook North, Highland Park and Maine East high schools. Related: Check out all the photos of the day. The last one was of a soccer game. Stay connected: Do you have something to share? Patch makes it easy. Click, type, click again. Adding Events and Announcements to Patch is a breeze. Again, with the clicking and typing, and clicking again. Find Patch on Facebook; click like. Stay connected: Receive an email …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Yessica Reyes, right, a freshman at Maine West High School, vies for position against Crystal Medrano, a freshman at Fenton High School in Bensenville, in a game at Maine West on May 8. The Warriors edged out the Bison 1-0, making the team 3-7 for the season with one more game to play. The Bison are 5-2-7. Related: Check out all the photos of the day. The last one was of a baseball game. Stay connected: Do you have something to share? Patch makes it easy. Click, type, click again. Adding Events and Announcements to Patch is a breeze. Again, with the clicking and typing, and clicking again. Find Patch on Facebook; click like. Stay connected: Receive an email from Des Plaines Patch with headlines in the morning for free.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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James Duckmann, senior at Maine West High School, throws a hot one down the center aisle at Maine West on May 8. The Warriors picked up a win against Maine East High School, 5-1, advancing them to 13-14 for the season with five games to play. The Blue Demons are 10-14. Related: Check out all the photos of the day. The last one was of a softball game. Find Patch on Facebook; click like. Stay connected: Receive an email from Des Plaines Patch with headlines in the morning for free. Do you have something to share? Patch makes it easy. Click, type, click again.
Monday, May 7, 2012
The nominees are: Highland Park's Shelia Grant-Shaffer, Evanston's Margaret Bamgbose, New Trier's Audrey Mang, Maine South's Frank Perrone and Glenbrook South's Sam Koloms.
Editor's note: To keep voting fair, we ask that you cast your vote by posting a comment below. Thanks! Voting will close on Thursday at 10 p.m. CDT With 40 votes in the comments, Glenbrook South's Jen Zucker is the Athlete of the Week. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, April 30 – May 6: Sam Koloms, junior, baseball, Glenbrook South – Koloms gave up only four hits in a 4-1 victory over Niles West in a CSL South matchup. Koloms struck out six batters, allowed no earned runs, and improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Shelia Grant-Shaffer, senior, track and field, Highland Park – Grant-Shaffer took home the shot put title at the CSL North track and field championships. Her throw of 40-3.5 was good enough to break a school record …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
With 68 total comments, see who came out on top of last week's poll.
With 40 votes in the comments, Glenbrook South's Jen Zucker is the Athlete of the Week. Zucker gave up only two hits while striking out 13 batters in Glenbrook South’s 10-0 victory over Wauekgan. Zucker will be attending Beloit College, a DIII school in Wisconsin, next season. HONORABLE MENTION Jake DeRousse, junior, baseball, Glenbrook North – DeRousse threw a no-hitter against Maine East, leading the Spartans to a 10-0 win in five innings. He had 10 strikeouts in the victory as the Spartans improved to 5-2 in the CSL North. Matt Kollada, junior, baseball, Deerfield –Kollada had the game-winning hit against Highland Park last week. Kollada ripped an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Warriors their second CSL North …
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Dana Meskan, 13, of the Mighty Molars, swings at a speedy pitch at North Iroquois Field on Thursday evening. Haley Phlager, 14, of the Embracements, gets ready to catch the ball. The game was part of the Des Plaines Park District’s senior division. You can add your own pictures of ballgames to the Neighborhood Gallery. Don’t forget to add a great caption! Related: Check out all the photos of the day; the last one was about garage sale shopping. Find Patch on Facebook; click like. Stay connected: Receive an email from Des Plaines Patch with headlines in the morning for free.
Jen Z
8:51 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
My vote is for Sully! more ›